Comprehensive and Updated Question Bank for Emergency Care 13th Edition by Daniel Limmer, Michael O'Keefe & Edward Dickinson – All 41 Chapters Included

TEST BANK for Emergency Care 13th Edition
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by Daniel Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe and Edward T. Dickinson,
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All Chapters 1 - 41 Covered
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1) Which of the following groups is credited with developing the
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earliestdocumented emergency medical service?
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A) The Spanish a




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D) The French - Explanation: A) INCORRECT. The Spanish did not
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a developthe first documented emergency medical service; the French did in the
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INCORRECT. Although known for progress in technical areas, the Egyptians
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a werenot responsible for the first documented emergency medical service. In
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a 1790, the French first began transporting wounded soldiers away from
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a battlefields and to waiting medical care.
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C) INCORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in
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France in 1790, nearly a thousand years after the Mayan civilization
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disappeared.
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, D) CORRECT. The earliest documented emergency medical service was in a a a a a a a a



a 1790when the French began transporting wounded soldiers from the scenes
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a of
battle to waiting physicians.
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2) In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged which of the
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followingagencies with the development of emergency medical service
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standards?
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A) U.S. Department of Transportation
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B) U.S. Department of the Interior
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C) U.S. Department of Health Services
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D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Explanation: A) CORRECT.
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a In 1966 the National Highway Safety Act charged the United States
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a Department of Transportation (DOT) with developing EMS standards and
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a assisting the states toupgrade the quality of their prehospital emergency care.
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B) INCORRECT. The U.S. Department of the Interior is charged with the a a a a a a a a a a



a management and conservation of federal land and the country's natural
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a resources.The Department of Transportation was charged with developing EMS
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a standards.
C) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human a a a a a a a a



a Services is charged with protecting the health of all Americans, the United
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a StatesDepartment of Transportation was assigned the task of developing
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a emergency medical service standards. a a a



D) INCORRECT. Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is a a a a a a a a




tasked with protecting the nation from threats, it was established in 2002 and
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a did not exist in 1966. It was the U.S. Department of Transportation that was
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a chargedwith developing EMS standards.
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